LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mattsrs ol (uteres! to Homcfolki,
Make your plana to hear Sam Jonet
on the loth. ,
. Don't fall to read oar Bargain Days
offer In this issue.
Miss Effle Conley (pent Thankiglv
log with relatives In Statesvllhs. : .
Mrs. J n. Beall went to Cheater
Tuesday on a visit to her parents.
Hon. R. Z. Llnney or Taylorsvllle
passed through Lenoir Wednesday.
i firs. 0, W. Davis of Oaatonia has
been Visiting relatives and friends
here this week. "
- 'lira. Vardry MoBee,and daughter
' spent Monday night in Lenoir with
the Misses Norwood.
- Misses Mary Miller and Maggie
Burkett came op from Greensboro
last week for a visit '
, The News wants an agent at every
. post office in the county, a liberal
commission will be paid.
' Dr. Johnson of Hickory spent a few
days this week with Capt. P. J. John
son, who Is not very "well.
"Get in th push" and subscribe
. for the News on one of our bargain
days and thus help along the monu
ment fnnd.
The Lenoir Veneer works are cut
ting some fine Veneers at their new
plant. The machinery is running
. well for a new mill. .
Mr. W. C. Coffey of Boone passed
through Lenoir Tuesday on his way
to Raleigh to attend the Baptist
State Convention.
Messrs. W. H. Barber, L. T. Nlch
als, J. H. Marlon and J. L. Davidson
o the C. & N. W. R. R. were here on
business this week.
Mr. Walter Turnuiire, who has
been at War Eagle, W. Va. for some
time, came home last Wednesday on
a few weeks vacation.
Mr. R. H. Black well of Eastland
N. C. joined his wife and little
daughter here last week and will
spend some time in Lenoir.
Quite a number of the teachers of
the county came to town lost Satur
day to attend the meeting of the coun
ty association but owing to the bad
weather no meeting was held.
Mr. Shu ford Haas tells us that Mr.
James Laws of Kings Creek raised
this year a Pumpkin that weighs 78
lbs. We ask Bob Deal of the Wilkee
boro Chronicle to beat this if he can.
The double daily mail service re
fered to in the News some time ago.
Is now a fact. It went into operatioi
aionuay oi mis weeK. mm is a
great convenience to the people of
Lenoir.
Mrs. Dr. Duncan- nee- Miss Willie
Pendland at one time a Kirkwood
school girl, spent a few days in Len
oir this week on her wwy to Morti
mer, where she takes charge of the
Laurel Inn.
We are told that some persons still
give or sell liquor to minors, about
town and it-does seem that the prop
er authorities could catch and make
an example of at least one of these
violators of the law.
Commissioners proceedings crowd
ed out this week.
Miss Price has Joined her parents
and sister here this week.
Mrs. B. E. Ballard of Mortimer spent
Wednesday night in Lenoir.
Mrs. 8. F. Watson has gone to Hick
ory where she takes a position with
the Hickory Democrat. .
Don't fail to read the new advertise
ments of Mattocks & Lenoir. Moore
Bros, and others In this issue.
Judge 0: H. Allen adjourned court
Wednesday and left on the afternoon
train for his home, at Klnston N. C.
A subscription to the News makes
nice Christmas gift and reminds
your friends of yon every week in the
year.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Black-
well Wednesday morning a daughter,
and. Wednesday afternoon to Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Jones a daughter.
We trust out dealers will sell the
little boys other toys than pistols
this Christmas, for some times the
little fellow gets the habit of pistol
"toting" and it hangs to him through
life.
We are sending the Newtffhis week
to several persons who are not sub
scribers to the paper. We hope they
will look the paper over and decide
to become members of our growing
family of readers and send, in their
subscriptions.
Public Debate.
- On Friday night before Christmas
the Boys of Lenoir Academy will
have a public debate. The subject
for discussion will be "Resolved that
the Interests of the South will be
subserved by inducing foreign iiniui
gration.
De Sure to Use
Only
Cream ol Tartar
Daliinn Powder
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Food made with alum
bangp6wder carries alum
to the Aomach unchanged.
Sden&ts have positively
'demon-Strated this and that
such food is partly indi
gestible and unhealthful.
Elkville Notes.
We are having wiDter time now
good. .
Mr. Lark Horton and Miss Sallle
Byrd went to Lenoir last Monday.
Miss Francis Isbell spent last Sat
urday night with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Isbell.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli
Byrd was laid away to rest by the
good christian people of the neigh
borhood at the Horton burying
ground last Saturday evening.
"And bearing little Horton with
songs of love,
Through the blue depths of even,
They laid him in his Savior's arms
And now he walks in a heaven
Sandy.
Elkville, N. C. Dec. 4, 1905.
Dr. Weston Stricken.
The sad news was received here
Wednesday that Dr. J. A. Weston
was strioken with paralysis while en
tering the chancel of the Fpiscopal
Church at Sheldy lost Tuesday.
Mr Jno. M. Crisp came from Hick
ory Thursday and tells us at last ac
counts Mr. Weston was in a very criti
cal condition, being speechless, with
little hope of his recovery.
Great Success.
The Confederate Bazaar held by
the Ladies at the court house Mon
day and Tuesday of this week was a
very gratifying suooesa,
The Ladles intended continuing the
sale for four days, but the buying
was so spirited that they closed out
in two days. Their net sales amount
ed to $339.58 which Is really a Splen
did success. This added to the funds
already collected for the monument
makes the neat sum of $374.23 now in
the Bank towards the monument.
"Let the women do the work" if
you want to raise funds for the inon
ument.
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Mattocks & Lenoir.
Real Estate and Fire Insurance.
We call attention to the New Joint
time table of the C. & N. W. andC. &
N. Rallro.tds In this issue. We pro
pose tt keep the schedules corrected
up to date so our readers can rely up
on the figures.
Mr. George C. Earnhardt of this
place one of the engineers on the run
between Hickory and Mortimer, has
decided to move his family to Hick
ory. He has rented a house and they
will move at an early date.
Rev. Sam P. Jones will deliver one
of his special lectures in Lenoir on
Friday evening Dec. 15 th Sam Jones
needs no word of commendation from
us all who have heard him onee will
be glad to hear him again.
The term of court just closed here
has been a very quiet one only a few
cases of much interest being tried.
In the case of Martin vs Houok and
others, tried last week, the Jury gave
Martin $300 damages. He sued for
1500.
The Norfolk Western Railway Co.
have our thanks for a copy of their
Railway Guide. It Is a valuable pub
lication of over 800 pages containing
stores of Information about the coun
try traversed and the cities and towns
reached by its lines. It is splendidly
illustrated and is altogether an at
traotlve book.
Mr. Dula the progressive Jeweler
and Optician has recently added sev
eral new show cases and other fur
nishings to his establishment, which
make It second to none In the coun
ty and really a credit to the town.
He Is issuing a neat advertising sheet
called the Holiday Messenger which
Is well worth seeing.
. Thanksgiving day passed very qui
etly in Lenoir, much like Sunday.
Siere were services in several of the
urches, and some liberal collections
were taken for the orphans. In the
afternoon the young men had a tour
nament on the base ball grounds and
Mr. Ward Hollifieldwon the crown
and bestowed It upon Mrs. May Trip
' i lett. - - ' '
' There is and has been a good deal
' of pneumonia in this community
- already this fall and winter, but we
are glad to note our physicians are
treating this dread disease much
'"more successfully than It was former
ly treated. The several cases of the
disease now In the community are
- doing fairly well and no one of them
Is dangerously 111 at this time. . -
Death on The Rails.
News Is received here of two men
being instantly killed by a train on
the Southern R' R. at Morganton
last Tuesday forenoon.
Some travelling men who were eye
witnesses to the the accident tell us
that the men were walking on the
track near the station, while a freight
train was moving on the side track
and the east bound passenger train
came down the road behind the men
horribly mangling both of tbem.
They paid no attention to the blow
ing of the whistle and it is supposed
that the noise of the freight train
prevented their hearing the passen
irer train. We were unable to learn
the names of the dead men.
Mortimer Notes.
Mrs. 8. E. Ballard has been spend
ing a few days with friends at Plnola
for the past week.
Mr. W. A. Mortimer was called
away last Friday by the serious ill
ness oi his mother who lives in Law
yers Va.
Mrs. E. F. Biggins the lady who
has been keeping the Laura.ll Inn left
for her home Marlon N. C. this
morning. A lady by the name of
Mrs. Duncan will probably take
charge of the Inn soon.
Mrs. Klntie who has been visiting
friends here for a few days left for
her home in Va. today.
Mr. Delos Dolliver returned last
week. He had been spending
several days at his home in Pa.
Several of our people attended
court in Lenoir last week.
Mr. J. W. Mayhew, of Columbus,
Ohio, and Mr. Harvey Dean, of
Panther, W. Va.. were here last week
on business.
Since the present change of sohed-
ule on the C. & N. wo are glad to
note several visitors from Lenoir and
other points to our village.
Rktortkk.
Mortimer, Dec. 4, 1905.
Mobile, Ala; Doc. 1. .Nine iwrsons
whose names are not yet known, oc
oupylng a "pull" boat on Middle river
which runs between the Tensas and
Alabama rivers, burned to death to
dav in a fire whioe destroyed the
boat. Sidney Wheat, the negro stew
art, was the only survivor of ten men
who lived on the craft. Wheat
oaped death by being awake, owing
to illness. The crackling of burning
timbers wamlnir him in time, lie
lumped Into the river and escaped
just as the boat oollasped.
Graded School Honor Roll.
FIRST DRADK.
Wlllard Goforth.
Willie Harris.
8KCOKD GRAPH.
Julia Deal.
Bessie Chester.
THIRD ORADK.
Johnsie Uunderdown.
Edna Smith.
Fred Stimpson.
Bessie Spainhour.
Fannie Warren.
James Safford.
Herndon Clarke.
Avery Craig.
Charlie Warren.
Everett Bowman.
Robt. Munday.
Rose Muskgrave.
Wyatt MoNairy.
James Deal.
Alice Grist.
KOURTH ORADK.
Lillian Wakefield.
Gertrude Hoke.
Wade Smith.
Edwin Earnhardt.
Frank Fuller.
Covington Harris,
FIFTH ORADK.
Liuie Fuller.
Alice Robblns.
Cornelia Miller.
SIXTH SRAKB.
Irene Bobbins.
Fannie Martin.
Mamie Hoover.
Mabel Goforth.
Lucy Absrnethy.
Jennie Dysart.
' V 8KTBVTH 8HAB.
Claranoe Hoke.
Highest average, made by Irene
Robblns M. -
' Total enrollment to date la whit
sohool438 : r ..y ' ' r
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is
ilmnlv liauid electricity. It goes to I
every part of your body, bringing
new blood, strength and vigor. It
makes vou well and keeps you well.
36 cents at Dr. Kents.
SAM JONES.
DECEMBER. 15TH, 1905.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear
one of the Greatest men of the day.
His lectures are unrivaled. If you
don't hear him you will always ref ret.
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TICKETS AT SHELL'S DRUG STORE.
Proceeds for the Graded School.
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We
Save
You
Money
On
Shoes.
W. S. MILLER & SON.
A Class we Feel For.
It is to be remembered that when
we refer to an "Office-holding Syn
dicate" we do not refer to all men who
hold Federal offices in North Caroli-
There are some as good men and
as true In Federal offloe In this State
u there are upon the face of the
earth. There are men in office who
are loyal to their party, who work for
it and give liberally of their time and
money for its success and who recog
nis the mistakes of the leadership
of the party. They deplore the meth
ods of tbelr Bossism: they would rem
dv these thlnirs If thev could, but
they are helpless. Some of them need
their offices and are dependent upon
the same for their dally bread and
for the support of their wives and
the little angels of their homes. They
are, therefore, in no position to re
sent the lash of coercion which they
know is held over them. The Tar
Heel feels very keenly for this class
of men and appreciate their embar
rassment, and has no fight to make
on them. It ts after the Bosses who
trade and traffic and domineer and
who are scheming all the time to
maintain a cold-blooded Syndicate in
order that' they may feather their own
nests and destroy every man who ven
tnres to Question their 'rule and ruin
pollcy.-The Weekly Tar Heel.
Steamer Goes Down With . 16-
Clarks Harbor, N.S., Special .-The
Norwelgian steamer 'lurbine, witn
her captain and crew of about six
teen men, is thought to have found
ered in a terrific gale which swept
over Nova Scotia last Friday. The
coasting steamer Edna R., which ar
rived here from Mud Island, brought
the news that on Friday about 5
p. ni. a large steamer supposed to be
the Turbine struck Black Rockledge,
off the south coast of the province,
backed up in a few minutes, and
then disappeared in the raging sea.
Persons ou the island who saw the
steamer strike on the ledge were a
considerable distance away, and
owing to the tremendous sea run
ning, it was impossible to launch a
boat.
SAT COURTNEY'S
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STORE. I
Jackets new styles and g
Patterns, Ladies Capes g
and Misses and f)
sx it a r
Uhiiarenrs Uloaks.
I Ladies Rain Coats in all t
sizes and styles.
Our sales on Rain Coats have so far excelled
our expectations that we have had an elegant
line made up by the manufacturer so as to in
elude a number of smaller and medium sizes
not before shown by us.
This lot of Rain Coats is now here and on
sale at bargain prices.
To buy these Wraps here is to save money.
Respectfully,
M.
8M-
COURTNEY I
Chips from Granite.
(Crowded out last week.)
Rev. J. H. Weavt r I). J)., of Lenoir,
preached two atilo sermons to the
Methodist congregation here Sunday.
Thanksgiving will lie a quite day
here from present indications.
There wili be Thanksgiving services
in the Methodist Church tomorrow.
Watches As Xmas
PRESENTS.
Wtlthtm Watches re
cxnied ill ether the
orld. They trt the
best md best kno-am
Witches.
Mechanical pre
cision, perfect
material and
careful finish
are the features
that have made
W a 1 t h a m
Watches the
best in the world.
Watches are useful and
acceptable gifts at Christ
mas. They are constant
reminders of the giver
and by their merry tick
ing repeat over and over
again the Yule Tide of joy.
That Christmas Present
can be found here.
Get a lasting reminder
-something that will re
call pleasant memories in
the years to come. We
have increased our stock
of Watches, Clocks, Cut
Glass, Diamonds, Jewelry
and Silverware and added
a fine line of Toilet Sets
and Noveltives Silver.
WE ALSO DO
ENGRAVING.
IFYOU GET IT FROM DULA ITS
ALL RIGHT.
DULA,
The Jeweler and Optician.
Lenoir, North Carolina.
Mr. Ijaurence I'nyne
its two fine girls.
is all smiles.
Office Phon. 106. Haul. Phon. 78,
Clear thinking, decisive tot I on,
vim and vigor of body and mind, the
sparkle of Ufa, comes to U who nee
HoMstsr's Rooky Mountain Tea. 85c,
Tea Or Tablets, at Dr. Kents drug
StOret . . rf ... v ., . W
In Praise of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.
There is no other medicine manu
factured that has received so much
praise and so many expressions of
gratitude as Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It is effective, and prompt
relief follows it use. Grateful par
ents everywhere do not hesitate to
testify to its merits for the benefit of
others. It is a certain eurefor croup
and will prevent the attack if given
at the first appearance of the disease.
It is especially adapted to children
as it is pleasant to take and contains
nothing Injurious. Mr. E. A. Hum
phreys, a well known resident and
clerk in the store of Mr.E. Look, of
Alice, Cape Colony, South Africa,
says: "I have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy to ward off croup and
colds in my family. I found It to be
very satisfactory and gives me it pleas
ure to recommend it." For sale by
J. E. Shell. Dr. Kents Drug Store
and Granite Falls Drug Co.
Dr. it. E. Flowers is out with a
black eye this wetk, he got miied up
with the clothes line and a piece of
plank.
Mr. Caleb Clay of Hickory spent
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. I. L.
Lanier.
Miss CuddiaHeukel is spending the
week with Miss Precious Jones.
The Houck-Doal Martin case has
called several of our good citizens to
Lenoir this week as witnesses.
Mr. Robert Barnhlll has moved in
his new house on West Maiu strtet.
Mr. J. E. Keever has treated his
residence to a new coat of paint
Reader.
Cleared for Action.
When the body is cleared for action,
by Dr. King's Jiew Life Pills, you can
tell it by the bloom of health on the
checks; the brightness of the eyes;
the firmness of the flesh and muscles;
thebuoyanceof the mind- Try them.
At J.E. Shells drug store, 25 cents.
A Virginian has obtained a divorce
on the ground of mutual "weariness."
Lots of families would be broken up
it that should be generally accepted
as good ground for divorce!
A FACT
That should be remembered when you need
DryGoods, Notions, Hats Shoes
AND
CLOTHING.
We sell for CASH and save you money.
"Live and let live," is our motto. Give us .
a call.
Yours to please,
J. W. SELF
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